Girl Scouts make the world better

By the PDH

Published 12:00 pm, Thursday, March 10, 2011

To the Editor:

Being a Girl Scout today means being part of a worldwide organization that builds leadership skills by providing girls with opportunities to discover their interests, connect with others and take action. This week, Girl Scouts across the nation are celebrating Girl Scout Week commemorating the organization's 99th anniversary on March 12.

The good work Girl Scouts of Texas Oklahoma Plains is doing would not be possible without dedicated adults. We wish to thank all of you in our community who've given your time, talent and financial donations so that we may continue the Girl Scout legacy of service to others.

Girl Scouts is proud that change is one of our greatest traditions. We continue to keep in step with girls' needs, while our core values remain the cornerstone of the Girl Scout movement. When a girl becomes a Girl Scout, she promises to try to help people at all times, and this has been so since the early years of the movement.

"Make the world a better place" isn't just part of the Girl Scout mission statement; it's a real and lasting commitment that continues to make Girl Scouting relevant in today's communities. Girl Scout Week is a perfect time for anyone thinking about volunteering to get involved. It's a great time to connect or reconnect with Girl Scouting.

Girl Scouts of Texas Oklahoma Plains Council serves girls in 81 counties in Texas and Oklahoma. We reach out to girls in large, small and low-income communities and have a long history of adapting activities to girls who have disabilities and special needs. In your neighborhood, we're reaching girls of every age, ethnicity, ability and background and fulfilling the Girl Scout mission of building girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.